int cidx, result;
cidx = PAPI_get_component_index("example");
if (cidx>=0) {


   result = PAPI_disable_component(cidx);


   if (result==PAPI_OK)


      printf("The example component is disabled\n");
}
// ... 
PAPI_library_init();

PAPI_disable_component() allows the user to disable components before PAPI_library_init() time. This is useful if the user knows they do not wish to use events from that component and want to reduce the PAPI library overhead.

PAPI_library_init